In a speech on 'False conceptions of the euro and the Riksbank' given on 3 September Kristina Persson of the Sveriges Riksbank said less than two weeks remain now to the referendum that will determine whether Sweden shall introduce the euro. Adopting the euro would increase the resources that can be used to finance increased welfare. As I see it, the risk to welfare comes from remaining outside of the euro area," concluded Ms Persson.

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